I am not able to install grub-customizer in Ubuntu 22.04. Is there any other GUI alternatives for grub-customizer or is there any way to install grub-customizer.
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Grub Customizer has logic issue that could cause problems. In my case, after editing the text of Ubuntu entry in boot menu, manually add Kernel parameters by editing '/etc/default/grub' will no longer work, even after removed grub-customizer. I have to continue using the tool for the configurations.
Simon Chopin has explained in this bug report:
However, there are some customizations that are apparently not doable by simply editing the existing configuration scripts. For those, the program moves all existing conf scripts out of the way, and instead installs "proxy scripts" written in a custom language that basically filter the output of the original scripts. The language interpreter is a standard ELF binary with standard dynamic linking, which seems to need the whole Qt stack for some reason. Said interpreter is copied to /etc/grub.d/bin/grubcfg_proxy, presumably so that the system keeps working even if the user uninstalls grub-customizer.
That logic is actually broken, since removing the grub-customizer package might lead to the removal of its dependencies, e.g. the Qt stack, leading to a broken binary.
So grub-customizer is completely removed from Ubuntu 22.04 repository. via: ubuntuhandbook
As @krumpelstiltskin answered, the software developer has updated the app and claimed that the bug mentioned above has been fixed. It's now available in PPA.
Grub customizer is available via the PPA. Follow the instructions therein.
